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Now this has been the classic excuse to do evil throughout history. From The Crusades,to The Inquisitions, to The Salem Witch Trials, all the way to September 11, people tried to justify these…Continue

"The funny thing about "God's will" is, supposedly, everything is God's will, so then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. People who claim to be acting on God's will don't realize that even if they do absolutely…"

"I want to post a Hindu's take on "enlightenment" that is interpreted through fatalism or "God's will." Basically, the idea that, by metaphor, the entire universe is akin to a movie burnt to a DVD, and the entire movie…"

"Of course it was god's plan, a "real" christian living in Florida that could end up as a juror in Zimmerman's trial will see that immediately. And of course his interview was with Faux I mean Fox News and as all…"

"The underlying assumption is that nothing can be done to oppose God's will and that we must accept such things. Such an attitude helps people to face situations where they have little or no control. Of course Zimmerman did have control over his…"

"It's basically the Nuremberg defense 'i.e. I was just following orders'. Strangely enough, nobody really thought that because the actions of the defendants there was a part of Hitler's plan, that this made them all okay. They…"

"Maybe that's why there are many accidents on the road. The priest keeps blessing the road with holy water and the the cars aren't equipped with all-weather tires (after all, a wet road is harder to drive on)."

Now this has been the classic excuse to do evil throughout history. From The Crusades,to The Inquisitions, to The Salem Witch Trials, all the way to September 11, people tried to justify these atrocities by claiming either it was God's Will, or doing God's work, or it was part of God's plan. Now George Zimerman is trying to justify his killing of Trayvon Martin by saying it was God's will for Martin to die. Now whether or not Martin was squeaky clean is irrelevant. The question is that why does…See More

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